Pacific Quest is excited to announce the addition of therapist, Scott Boice, LPC, LMHC to its Clinical Department. Scott is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Hawaii and will be providing clinical services to adolescent and young adult students.
Scott earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University Hawaii and his Masters Degree in Counseling from The University of Alabama. He has worked in various capacities in several treatment environments including serving as Executive Director at a counseling and consulting company, Clinical Director at a residential treatment center, and most recently as a Senior Administrator and Director of Clinical Services at one of the nation’s top boarding schools.
Scott also has a broad business background that includes a career as an award winning television journalist and a licensed investment consultant. He has presented at national and regional conferences primarily on the topics of effective parenting and attention deficit disorder.
As a therapist, Scott uses cognitive behavioral therapy and other evidenced based approaches. He strongly believes in attachment based treatment modalities and feels that making strong, healthy connections can be an anchor and foundation for people who are struggling emotionally and behaviorally. Scott has exceptional skills in providing individual, group and family counseling to adolescents and young adults in therapeutic settings. He has extensive experience working in the areas of ADHD, mood disorders, effective parenting, wellness, addiction and recovery, and anxiety disorders.
PQ’s Clinical Director, Dr. Lorraine Freedle, comments, “We are very fortunate to have Scott as part of our PQ Ohana and look forward to great things ahead!”
In his free time, Scott enjoys trail running, travel, open water swimming, and has just discovered paddle boarding.